Former RTÉ boss to become press ombudsman

The former RTÉ boss who was in charge of dealing with complaints from the public about the stationwill take over as press ombudsman later in the year.

Peter Feeney, who retired from RTÉ in 2012, will succeed John Horgan, who became the first press ombudsman when the office was established in 2007.

Mr Feeney will be responsible for handling around 380 complaints a year from members of the public about newspaper and magazine articles, as well as online content.